Beach Bums Flip the Script on Florence
Published on June 4, 2016 under Frontier League (FL)
Florence Y'alls News Release
Austin Newell of the Florence Freedom
(Florence Y'alls)
Florence, Ky. - The Traverse City Beach Bums found their power bats tonight as Steven Patterson hit two home runs and Brandon Thomasson's drove in six in a 10-7 win over the Florence Freedom, presented by Titan Mechanical Solutions.
The Beach Bums quickly jumped all over Stetson Nelson. The Florence left-hander had not allowed an extra-base hit in his first two starts, but the second batter of the game, Patterson, hit a home run to the opposite field. Traverse City knocked around two home runs and two doubles in the first three innings, taking a quick 5-0 lead.
After an 11-minute rain delay, the Freedom put themselves back into the game with a big fourth inning. Richard Seigel hit a single and Collins Cuthrell followed with a walk. Andrew Godbold reached on an error to load the bases and Isaac Wenrich drove in two with a single to right-center. A pair of run scoring groundouts from Travis Weaver and Andre Mercurio brought the Freedom within one at 5-4.
The momentum was short lived, as Nelson allowed two more runs in the fifth. The left-hander had a rough first outing in Florence, allowing seven runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings.
The Beach Bums took a 9-4 lead with a two-spot in the seventh, but a Taylor Oldham home run pulled Florence within four in the bottom half of the inning. The Freedom brought the tying run to the plate later in the frame, but could not bring home any more runs. With the bases loaded, Travis Weaver checked his swing at a 2-2 pitch and Seigel got caught waiting for the appeal. Traverse City forced a rundown and tagged Seigel out to end the inning.
After the Beach Bums added one more run in the ninth, Florence looked to rally late. Oldham was hit by a pitch and Austin Newell drilled an inside-the-park home run to centerfield, bringing the Freedom within striking distance at 10-7. Traverse City's Andrew Brockett closed the door from there.
Oldham and Newell sparked the Florence offense with home runs, while Seigel and Godbold both had two hits. The Florence offense left nine men on base. Pete Levitt, Zach Wendorf, Matt Pobereyko, and Ethan Gibbons combined to only allow one earned run (three total) and three hits, while striking out seven in 4 2/3 innings out of the Florence bullpen.
Michael Shreves pitched five innings of four-run ball (two earned) and rode the Traverse City offense to the win.
The Freedom look to win the series tomorrow when they send Jeremy Gooding (1-2, 5.74 ERA) to the hill to face Jacob Lanning (1-2, 5.14 ERA). First pitch is scheduled for 6:05 p.m.
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